New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-03-20
THE THEATRES.
GOSSIP OLE TIE WEEK.


GOSSIP OF THE WEEK.
There seems to be little doubt as to whether VII
son Barrett will play here next season or not tnat
tbis became his intention soon as he received the
news that the Prncesss was taken over his mead Is
undoubtedly the case Since then, nowssei, h 70
from London have arrived which may cause hun 10
oh noe his plans 1t is said that he Will possibly
take the Empire Theatre. in London and postpone
his American tour TIL the season o, the dates that
have already been made Tor him at the fittn avenue
Theatre and elsewhere. is Mr. Barrett lntep',In
"a send the larger part OF his company home at inc
cIose of the season. remaining himself few weeks
LONGER and playing OILY Chatterton and Cierl-
cal Error"
rather bold experiment will be 'tried-prob-
nhy at the Madison Square Theatre,though no deiito
arrangements have yet been made Harry Ed
wo,ds we'll known through his connection with Wal
lacks Theatre, and George Parsons Lathrop nave
tocetber ninde a dramatization OF IennySons
q Elaine" They satisfied with their WORK, whlon
has to certain extent been labor OF love, MT Eu
.ards sad the other day really don't think you
will be able to tell where Tennyson leaves on ana we
neginr lie added that the poem lent itself admirably
TO dramatic treatment. 1t mo, be remem1erea ,nae
,r Lathrop ia conjunction with his brother -in-iaw'
Julian Hawthorne. wrote play some time ago whom
was purchased, but has not yet been produced Dy
Madame Modjeska Tho Elaine" it Is hoped by the
nntbors will be done at the Madison Square at matt
nee subsequently being put on tor run
II all goes well on the trial trip.
Letters from AL Hayman tn his business associates
In New-York give glowing accounts oil Edwin booths
season IN San Francisco. The premiums on seats lor
the first night of the engagement amounted to several
thousand dollars and throughout the week-the pay
beng Hamlet the theatre was packed as iull AS III
oould possibly hold II Is thought That the engage
mept OF four weeks nay show receipts not below
$40 900 or n average OF over Sl7.O0O week. MT
Tavm.p vrrtos that his next season Is arranged and
In very satisfactory manner. lie counts much on
the Booth Barrett engagement
T. Henry French some time ago became the owner OF
nm original meloirama By D'Ennery, which WAS writ
ten by that author tor the great Frederic Lemaitre
Owing TO the actors death 1t PRODUCED and
French is going TO produce tho play himself ratner
than let il out on royalty. He has hid already
several offers for IT, II is descrbed as essentially
p,cu esaue and ahording excellent opportunity
Tor the dispay OF versatility in the leading man. Inc
work of preparatio, Tor The Cavalier a, tho play
Is called has already been began aad it will probably
I've produced ut the Grand Opera House III this CITY,
Henry Lee will play the principal part
Madame Modjesks, who is now PLAYING In the West
TO excellent business will close her season May l.
and will proceed at once to her ranch. Here she will
remain for a month or sir weeks and will then come
East To spend the summer at seaside resort on the
ooa,t of Nnine She IL intensely iond OF tue sea ana
like. to sit ana listen for hours 10 the wash OF the
waves
DAVID Bela.co and Clay Green have been busy dur
melodI ama Under tho Polar Star" This was pro
duced in San Francisco last season. The authors
think that they do much to strengthen IL, ana
when Il IL In proper shape competent company WIZ
Ia formed by Charles Frohm,n and hrst representa-
ton given Boston early next senson Is SAID That
arrangements have been made tor its production later
on at Nlb.os Tho piece Is described ms exceedingly
pcturesaue aud to u certain extent epeotaouIar
icebergs tho aurora borealis, Eskimos, the North
Pole. and other chilly Ingredients being deity mixed
in the composition.
The Old London s,reot in Broadway. which runs
where once the old Theatre Comque stood, Is likely
10 prove q success Concerts are now given every
evening and william Courtneys Qunftette. including
Miss Hallonbeck. Miss Hattie j. Clapper, John u.
Wilson and Willsm Courtney, give occasionally
concerts OF old English geos. series OF orstorio
and cantata concerts will probably be begun shortly
with IA largo chorus and some weli-knowH 6oolsts-
These will be gi'en on Sunday evenings.
Miss Dauray has far done well at the
I.voeum Theatre with q" Waldo Lamar" Tho altera-
tons which have been made In the third act b.,
another hand than that Of the author have beta read
10 her and found satisfactory. Tho public Will prob
ably ace the amended version tomorrow night Me an
while Mise Dauyray talks of reviying another old
comedy before she olO-os her season and 1t IL not
unlikely that another new play VIII also be seem
About this, however, nothing AT III uelulo haS Dcon
said.
The len 9TH of tho run of E,minic Is now begin
ming TO attract stcnlon aud TO DO compared 10 other
famous runs on record. Already 1t has beaten the
"Nikado run of last season. That opera ran for
2G7 NIGHTS while Ermnio " has already been seen
over 275 tmes IL II certain that II Will Hee its 3OOth
performance and there - strong probability that
another hundred nights will be added TO that IL may
be noted that tho Sunday concerts TO DeGn again at
the Casino on April g. Tho Patti Company, including
Scalehi and Noyara, will then appear and Ardit Will
conduct
Though there has been slight hitch In the negota-
tions between A. NJ. Pamer and Richard Mansfield
relative to tho latters tenancy OF tho Madison Square
Theatre the affair Ia now definitely settled, and Mr..
Mans field will occupy the theatre IRON May 80 TIL
October l. He has III his possession several bright
PLAYS and Is talking of ono or two rcyivals OF almost
FORGOTTEN comedies IL Is surprising he said the other
the plays OF twenty or twenty five years ago They
want only touch here and there TO modernize them
and they vastly superior to nnetenths OF the new
,,lays turned out wadays.
There will be mind reading entertainments to night
both a. Niblos and at Dockstaders At the former
theatre Mr. Bishop will II Is said give a thorough
description of his methods.
Mss Fanny Davenport will be seen here noxt week
at the Grand Opera House and will play two or three
nrts in which she has not been of Late, incud.
Inc Fedora" Lad, Teazle."" Lady Gay SpanKer,'
and Nancy Sykes Although ut the beginning OF
fhe season Miss Davenport determined to lay
y Fedora" aside for while her returning strength
has led her to take up again but she still thinks
a better to alternate It with less fatguing parts.
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